Transitions

I feel like our family is in the middle of one great big transition... and its a bit unnerving that half of this "transition" is not set in stone. Let me explain... We are moving which is great, and is definitely a for sure thing. However, our summer job situation is not a sure thing, and we are trying so hard to get this figured out. So far Mike is tutoring 4 people this summer, but that is always variable. He is working on campus at the Tutoring center, giving him 8 hours of work a week. On top of that, we both give our life force (plasma) each week to bring in a few extra dollars, but these combined still don't pay our bills. So we've been filling out application after application in hopes that between the two of our combined efforts, one of us can land a temporary summer position to get us through to next fall. No luck quite yet, but we are still working at it every day.

Last weeks weather was variable, but it started off great! The weather was pristine and beautiful, we spent practically all last Monday (the 19th) outside. I dressed the boys in similar outfits, and couldn't resist snapping a few pictures of them as they played outside.

Brandon is getting so big!
He has been eating like a horse
and growing like a weed...

This is where Kimball could spend
his whole day, digging in the dirt!
P.S. That hat is no longer in his wardrobe,
as he let it fly out the window later that
afternoon while in the car:)

These two are the most
mischievous brothers

We were so excited about the weather, we decided to break out the grill. Mike had just started getting the charcoal heated up for the steaks when our good neighbor, Chad, invited our family to join theirs in a mini fishing trip. We gladly accepted, of course, and left our charcoal and steaks, heading off for a fun filled evening below the American Falls dam on the Snake River. The Baker's were so gracious to invite us and share their hotdogs and smores with us... Yumm!
The fishing was great as well, Mike caught this beautiful bass...
And Chad and Mike gutted it...
It was a great night!

I was going through my pics for this month and thought these three were cute.

Brandon working on his Math skills with Dad

Brother hug

I was taking an afternoon power nap on the floor
on Sunday, and Brandon decided to lay on my back

Adventuresome week!

Last week was a lot of fun for our family. We had visits from Corey and Daymi's family on Monday and Wednesday, and we also had Brianna and Kaydien up the whole week staying with my mom and with me some nights. Their parents, Matt and Katrina, and their little sis Madison joined them on the weekend. I had all the kids over at my house last Monday, a week ago, and here are some cute pictures that I snapped of each of them.

Kelvin running away from the storm troopers (Kimball and Kaydien)

Kimball chasing his cousins with a light sabre

Brianna told Kaydien to pose...

Little Abigail being a cheese!

Elena up in the tree

Brianna had a lot of fun climbing the tree as well

Later on that evening, we had an Easter egg hunt at Mor-Mor's house. It was like the kids version of Running of the Bulls, so cute but also so chaotic! Here is Kimball with his bag, searching for the few remaining Easter eggs.

And last, I had to post this pic of my Brandon!
I just love his smiles

Yesterday was an adventure for Mike and Matt. Matt had planned on putting a new roof on my Grandparents patio and when Mike caught wind of this, he really wanted to help. So he left with my mom shortly before Church yesterday, headed for Idaho Falls. He and Matt spent all day putting up the roof. I went up to IF after church was over and enjoyed dinner at my Grandma's house... the turkey was to DIE for. Unfortunately, I had to cut my trip short due to some pretty grumpy boys, one in particular though. I wish I had brought my camera but I spaced it on that one. Mike really enjoyed helping Matt and my Grandparents out.

But all good things come to an end, I woke up this morning with the bad case of a stomach bug and have spent all day trying to regain my strength. Bummer deal, especially on a Monday, which is always my busiest day of the week. I hope tomorrow dawns a brighter and more productive day for me.

The moving Day

We are moving, and it isn't April Fools anymore, so you can believe me... We are not moving to Southbend, IN like Mike would love to and so convincingly made it out to be yesterday! We are moving however, to a 3 bedroom apartment not too far from where we live now in Pocatello. It has a fully fenced yard and is right across the road from a Scardino Park, which is very beautiful, lots of trees, open space, a sledding hill, and swings! Anyways, we move on May 4th, and we are very excited about the upgrade to 3 bedrooms and a fully fenced play yard for the kiddos. I will post some pics when the time comes and we are moved in. To all my friends in our neighborhood, I hope we can stay in contact and still hang out occasionally!